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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson

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Talking Biz News @talkingbiznews.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
@edgecliffe.bsky.social on how he covers CEOs for @semafor.com: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/1...
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How Edgecliffe-Johnson covers CEOs for Semafor - Talking Biz News
Meredith Klein of Meredith and the Media interviewed Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Semafor’s CEO editor, about his job. Here is an excerpt: For the past year-and-a-half, you’ve been at Semafor as the CEO...
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson @edgecliffe.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
‘MAGA is a big lesson to us’: My‬⁩ interview with Suntory’s Takeshi Niinami on tariffs, ‘naive’ Japanese dealmakers, and the urgency of inclusive capitalism www.semafor.com/article/05/1...
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‘MAGA is a big lesson to us’: Suntory’s Takeshi Niinami on tariffs, ‘naive’ Japanese dealmakers, and the urgency of inclusive capitalism
Companies must get much more serious about making capitalism “inclusive” if they are to avoid a bigger populist backlash, he says.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson @edgecliffe.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The company that makes Tasers is looking to arm CEOs’ security teams with its “less lethal” weapons as executives worry about their safety after the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s Brian Thompson. www.semafor.com/article/03/0...
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Taser supplier Axon developing ‘covert’ defense weapons for CEOs
Axon’s president says there’s an increase in demand for “less lethal” weapons to protect top executives after UnitedHealthcare’s Brian Thompson was murdered.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 21/02/2025
Large corporations are shopping for underground bunkers that can survive a nuclear blast to protect their data centers and C-suite employees as geopolitical tensions rise.
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Corporations dig deeper: using bunkers to secure data (and their CEOs)
Several large companies are building underground housing for their data centers and executives.
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@RobinPomeroy @robinpomeroy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
😳 Feeling baffled by Trump 2.0 and where it's taking the US and the world? We asked 3 experts at hashtag#wef25: 'What do we misunderstand about America in 2025?' @edgecliffe.bsky.social @semafor.com www.weforum.org/podcasts/rad...
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Three experts on how to understand the USA
The Annual Meeting in Davos this year coincided with the inauguration of Donald Trump for his second term, and many of the conversations there were about what the world should expect from a newly embo...
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson @edgecliffe.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Patrice Louvet’s predecessor lasted less than two years. Here’s how Ralph Lauren’s CEO made the brand relevant again, engineered a financial turnaround, and managed the delicate challenge of working for a founder whose name is on every item he sells. www.semafor.com/article/01/3...
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Suede coats and sacred cows: Patrice Louvet on turning Ralph Lauren around
A focus on consumers, costs and the CEO-founder relationship have restored the brand to relevance.
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Talking Biz News @talkingbiznews.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
@edgecliffe.bsky.social on starting a CEO newsletter for @semafor.com: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/w...
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Why Edgecliffe-Johnson left the FT for Semafor - Talking Biz News
Bron Maher of Press Gazette interviewed Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, who recently left the Financial Times to start a CEO newsletter for Semafor. Maher writes, “In common with other Semafor products, Th...
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Peter Thal Larsen @petertl.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Andy Slade was one of the best editors I ever worked with. He had an encyclopaedic knowledge of corporate history, fondness for a big scoop, a relentless work ethic, and a mischievous sense of humour. One of the FT's unsung heroes. RIP. www.ft.com/content/76e8...
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Andrew Slade, FT journalist, 1963-2025
Talented but unassuming news editor who was universally admired in the FT newsroom
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson @edgecliffe.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Thanks for having me on @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social today, @jonlemire.bsky.social
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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 19/12/2024
The Guardian long read on the strange world of Samuel Smith pubs is as brilliant as everyone has said. The sheer amount of reporting that has gone into this piece is palpable in every line. Late entry for best British business story of the year? www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
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Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain
Since the 1970s, Humphrey Smith has acquired scores of pubs and historic properties around the UK. But time after time, he has left the buildings empty. Why has he allowed his empire to moulder?
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Peter Thal Larsen @petertl.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Big snack approaches big chocolate about a merger. Trump’s not even taken office yet and the corporate consolidation wave is already underway. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Mondelez Exploring Takeover of US Chocolate Maker Hershey
Mondelez International Inc., the snacks and sweets company, is exploring an acquisition of iconic US chocolate maker Hershey Co., in a potential deal that would create a food giant with combined sales...
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 08/12/2024
Controversy over ESG has created a crisis in corporate governance. “Investor assemblies” could be a democratic solution.
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Real Shareholder Democracy Is the Answer to ESG
Three academics propose “investor assemblies” as a response to the crisis in corporate governance.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Excellent profile of the rebel leader who has now overthrown Assad in this weekend’s FT. First 300 clicks free to read here:
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Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the Syrian rebel leader hoping to overthrow Assad
[FREE TO READ] The ongoing offensive by his Islamist group could mark a turning point in the country’s bloody 13-year civil war
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson @edgecliffe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
How long is a second? @okr.bsky.social’s exploration of the people trying to answer that question is well worth your time
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson @edgecliffe.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Today is my last day @financialtimes.com. The FT is a special place, and I have learned so much from generations of brilliant, generous colleagues and sources who have helped me on 27 years worth of stories.
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